Improve your heart health odds by eating in living color
"In Living Color" was the Keenan Ivory and Damon Wayans comedy romp featuring Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx, plus many other yet-to-be-famous comedy writers, actors and dancers (Jennifer Lopez, Rosie Perez). It had off-the-charts Nielsen ratings, won an Emmy and made Fox TV so nervous (with Homey D. Clown and Fire Marshall Jim) that it lasted only four seasons, from 1990 to 1994.
Since laughter releases feel-good brain chemicals and is good for your heart, do we suggest that you binge-watch reruns of the show? Well, you could, but we have another idea: To protect your heart and happiness, go for Living Color in the vegetables you eat.
According to a study in Atherosclerosis, lutein - one of the carotenoid pigments that gives many plants their sassy color (think deep greens in kale, broccoli, turnip greens and spinach, and rich yellows and oranges in pumpkin, summer squash and corn) - also reduces chronic inflammation in folks with coronary artery disease.
For the more than 28 million Americans currently diagnosed with heart disease, and the millions more who are at high risk, that's great news. You can avoid becoming one of the 600,000 people a year who die from heart attacks.
Plain and simple, aim for two to three cups of colorful fresh veggies (raw or cooked) daily. That adds up to a salad with mixed dark greens at lunch, a cup of butternut squash soup and a cup of steamed spinach at dinner. You'll live better and longer by eating in living color.
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